System architecture / 26 layers

Every interface is an evidence boundary.

The INFORM architecture separates material science, cement engineering, sensing, data systems and adoption so that a result in one domain is not silently treated as proof in another.

26 LAYERS10 WORK PACKAGES5 VALIDATION STAGES

Architecture register

Five connected bands, 26 controlled layers

Layer descriptions are intentionally concise. Detailed design parameters and acceptance criteria are controlled programme information.

BAND A

Material identity & production

WP1–WP2

L01FeedstockTyre-derived carbon or controlled comparator

L02Pre-processingSeparation, cleaning and preparation

L03Carbon conversionPyrolysis / recovered carbon pathway

L04Graphene synthesisTurbostratic / flash conversion boundary

L05CharacterisationRaman, XRD, microscopy and chemistry

BAND B

Dispersion & cementitious composite

WP3–WP4

L06Dispersion chemistryPCE compatibility and colloidal stability

L07Energy inputSonication / shear process control

L08Mix designCement, water, dosage and controls

L09Fresh propertiesWorkability, air and setting behaviour

L10Curing & microstructureHydration, pore structure and network formation

BAND C

Electrical sensing layer

WP5

L11Electrode interfaceGeometry, depth, contact and durability

L12ExcitationVoltage, current limit and polarisation control

L13AcquisitionFour-electrode measurement and channel integrity

L14CalibrationReference loads, resistors and traceability

L15CompensationMoisture, temperature, age and drift

BAND D

PULSE data system

WP6–WP7

L16Edge signalFiltering, sampling and timestamps

L17Data integritySchema, provenance and quality flags

L18Feature extractionResistance, fractional change and response shape

L19InferenceDetection before localisation or prognosis

L20Digital representationAsset context and PULSE interface

BAND E

Engineering adoption & value

WP8–WP10

L21SHM validationComparator instruments and blind testing

L22Asset integrationInspection and maintenance workflow

L23Safety & assuranceWHS, cybersecurity and engineering controls

L24Standards pathwayNATA, Austroads and acceptance mapping

L25Lifecycle economicsTEA, LCA and total cost of ownership

L26Commercial governanceIP, partners, procurement and scale-up

CROSS-CUTTING

L26 governance controls every layer

Configuration control

G01Claim controlEvidence state and source

G02Document controlVersion, owner and approval

G03Risk controlLikelihood, consequence and residual

G04Change controlImpact, reason and rollback

G05Access controlPublic, controlled and restricted

G06Decision recordsGate evidence and authority

Canonical control

This public architecture is a navigation and governance view. The controlled master architecture remains authoritative for layer definitions, interfaces, ownership and change history. Any difference must be resolved through configuration control before public publication.

Map your capability to a layer

Universities, testing laboratories, concrete producers, electronics specialists and asset owners can engage at a defined interface without taking responsibility for the entire system.

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